Tutor

Background & Experience: 

I spent most of my career working in technology project delivery roles before making the change to teaching wellbeing and mindfulness. From my corporate life I developed my group facilitation skills and ability to take complex concepts and convey them so that they can be easily understood.

I have a Master's in teaching Mindfulness Based Cognitive therapy (MBCT) from the University of Oxford which I studied as a mature student after many years of learning and practicing mindfulness for myself.

Mindfulness is often misunderstood but I like to think of it as the skill to recognise how we are feeling and direct our attention towards what is helpful.

Mindfulness has helped me personally a great deal and there are lots of ways to practice - I focus on adaptation and accessibility in relation to mindfulness as there are lots of ways to practice.

I also have lived experience and expertise in Neurodiversity and neurodivergence, particularly Autism and ADHD. I mainly focus on supporting adults to understand their neurodivergent traits so that helpful supports can be identified, simply put - you can't accommodate what you don't understand. 

Key Expertise: 

I specialise in teaching:

Evidence based mindfulness - MBCT

Mental health and wellbeing

Neurodiversity and neurodivergence

Supporting parent carers of SEND children 

Teaching Philosophy:

My intention for my teaching style is to be friendly and approachable. I aim to make learners feel welcomed so people feel comfortable to ask questions and join in which helps learning.

I like to offer interactive sessions and aim to include a variety of activities that are interesting and engaging.

I aim to motivate students by teaching skills that are applicable and useful in daily life so that people feel like they have a new skill or approach to try that is relevant and relatable to their own life.

I support learners by being flexible about my teaching approach and can usually find an alternative way to teach something if something isn't going to be suitable. 

Additional information:

I love walking my dog, being outside in nature as much as possible and simple craft activities - I recently learned to crochet!